Bruce Swayze

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Bruce Swayze
Born (1940-04-07) April 7, 1940 (age 84)
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Bruce Swayze
Black Baron
Beautiful Bruce
Jack Swayze [1]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st)
Billed from Sarasota, Florida
Trained byJack Wentworth
Debut1958
Retiredcirca late 1970s

Bruce Swayze (born April 7, 1940) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and manager who spent his career in Cleveland, Ontario, Florida, Carolinas, Calgary and Memphis. [2] . He is also as The Black Baron when he was a manager in the 1970s.

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Career

Swayze made his debut in wrestling in 1958. Little is known. Swayze formerly played hockey. [3] It wasn't until 1970 that he had his first match in Cleveland for National Wrestling Federation.

He was also known as Black Baron where he managed Abdullah the Butcher, the Love Brothers, Crusher Verdu, and the Samoans.

He was the uncle of actor Patrick Swayze. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Bruce Swayze « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  2. ↑ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  3. ↑ Oliver, Greg (October 11, 2007). "Taking a chance paid off for Bruce Swayze". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bruce Swayze Bio". The Oklahoma Wrestling Fan's Resource Center. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bonnie Spencer Swayze".

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